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CAUGHT IN TIE NEr.-AssIstant PoundmasteF
Albert Fortune, colored, WAS In the Police Court
Kendrick, member OF the my Partner" theatrl.
cal troupe, ON New York avenue, near 18th street,
last Tuesday morning. Mr.. Closs appeared for the
defendant and Mir. Lavender for the prosecution.
Mr.. Kendrfck testified that on the day charged ne
was walking along New York avenue; the defeD-
dant calne running towards him with the net,
trying TO catch witness dog. He threw the net
violently towards him, and the iron band struck
witness on the leg, upset1ng him. and he fell in
struck him and was not struck while endeavor1nG
TO rescue his dog, The defendant and other men,
bers OF the .'dog-catchers" testified that the man
when the iron band struck his knee, and he fell
headforemoSt into the net After nberatfng the
dog, the witnesses said MIR. Kendrick ran the dog
away. The Judge said that the dog-catchers
should be careful about catching dogs on the side.
walk and imposed a fine OF IS. Appeal noted.
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OUR LIMITED NAVAL RESOURCES.
This Country not in a Position to do
Much at fRayti in Case Of an Emer-


IL Is learned that the q. 8. Consul at Honolulu
mas Kept the State Department fully informed as
to the nature OF the British claims against Haytt
and the proceedings taken by the British govern
ment during the past three or four years. Now
that the matter has assumed such serious phase
as to endanger Hayt1s possession Of Tortugas, the
government is beginning to canvass it's resources
with the view OF being prepared for any emer-
gcncy In case 1t should be necessary to protect the
small republics OF the American continent against
the encroachments of European powers. The re-
suit OF inquiries into the naval resources is not
encouraging The three wooden vessels Of the
training squadron are on their way nOrthward
from The West Indies, and at present there Is no
vessel bearing the American flag in HaytieD
waters The lanttc is at Key West, the Galena at
Aslnwall, ana 1t Is possible that one or both may
De ordered TO the Vicinity OF Hayu TO represent
this government In a formal way.
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MORE OF THE KISSANE ROMANCE.

Evidence Against Those who Were
Accused OF Firing the Martha Wash.
fngtOn.
CHICAGO April 9-The Neus this morning says
the EFFORT to Identity W. e Rogers, now rich citi-
zen Of Sonoma, California, as WIN. Kfssane, who
with Others is charged with having burned the
steamer Martha Washington, in 1852, for the In
surance, a number OF lives being lost, and with a
series OF other equally monstrouS crimes opens up
what proves to be very old and painful sore.
Amasa Chaplin, for 23 years resident OF Chicago
and for the last Is years connected with Selz,
schwab Coz Is brother q the NE wife % OF C Capt
life OF Sidney c. Burton according to Burton's ac-
count, and that OF his daughter, Mrs snowman,
OF the alleged cOnSpirators was not at Helena,
Arkansas" said Mr. ChapiD 70 reporter last
eysn s sssd Sy sas Papeb be
ing OF the Martha Washington, and the
trial was at Columbus Ohio. Our lawyers
been no conspiracy that they were disposed not to
attempt to make q case. We were tined and hon.
orably acquitted Burton did not produce sem, d
the interest OF the insurance companies and after
he mad begun the prosecution he tried desperately
monomaniac. After the trIal-a6out year, I
think iG was-he was indicted for perjury, and
when he died he was under the Surveillance a OF the
him until 1850, after he had been married TO my
sister some two years. That statement about her
going down on the Rio Grande and putting pistol
TO Cummings head and compelling him TO marry
her is untrue. Cummings was q suttler In the
Mexican war, and he and my sister were married
mtngs has been dead fourteen or fifteen years
She lived here In Chicago six or seven years. and
had quite a circle OF acquatntances here, who
know that she was not the woman TO walk the
moor In a rage as Burton has described, and In
timldate stranger with flashing eyes by saying
she could hit quarter across the room With q
pistol
II regret the re-opening Of this old sore" con-
tinued Mr.. Chaplin. "We were all Of us honorabiy
acquitted OF the crimes charged 34 years ago
lived in Cincinnati years after the trial. and was
q respected citizen. Here are my children, grown
up, who know nothing OF this, and M Is pretty
hard on an old man like me to have the matter
brought before them now. With ourselves honor
ably acqaitted, and our prosecutor, Burton, dying
the press wants to take up the story OF Burtons
daughter, Mrs. Bowman, and spread it over the
country. should Judge from the description that
this man Rogers is klssane. I have not known
where Ktssane was since left Cincinnati In
1853" Amasa Chaplin Is Sixty-stx years old.
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PERsoNAI--Gen- Ellis Spear, ex-Commissioner
OF Patents and Mr. Stilson Hutchins were among
the passengers who sailed from New York for Eu-
rope to-day.-M. K. Moorhead OF Pfttsburg Wm.
Ii. keyeS OF Boston and II. 8. Hart OF New Raven,
Conn, are at the Ebbitt-Among the recent AZ
rivals at the Hygeia Hotel, Old Point Comfort,
from Washington are Gen. Ii. Storey ana I. Is.
Ferguson and dwife.-EX-Senatorcam Camden OF West
Virginia, Robt. Dunlap and Ja2 Beluin CT New
YORK, II. Hale OF 81. Paul, ii. A. Sawyer OF Boston
and w. ID. Washburn OF Minneapolis are at VIII
lard's.-Mr Jas. A. Mahoney, who has been
with Lottas company this season. Is IN town
j. III. Bryan or New York, c. c. Thornton OF Bos-
ton, L. q. South OF Colorado, and II. l. owen of
San Francisco, are at the RiggS-R Phelps Fish,
son OF Assistant Register Fish, has gone 10 Balt-
more Tor short ViSit.-G. h. Ellison OF New
York, j. II. Davidson OF Lexington, NY, are az
Welcker's.-tsen. i. Il. Walker Is lying very LII or
pneumonia and brain fever at 14tB no .street-
Prof. ChaS- Waldstein OF Cambridge, England j.
A. Enos or Boston, j. X. Brush OF New York w. A.
Williams OF Liverpool, and Thoa Il. 9ault OF ST.
Louis, are at the Arilngton--Henry A. Page of
New York, and N. L. Guirand OF Mexico are &C
WOrmleyS
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THE WAR SCARE REVIVED.

Bismarck Said to Have Decided That
the Present is q Good Time to Fight.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, April 9.-It is nolonger possible to over
look the fact that the war scare is reviving. For
some days past the foreign correspondents have
been reporting occurrences and opinions, unim-
pOrtant separately, but which, taken together,
are creating fresh alarm here. The expulsion OF
Deputy Antoine, the tearing up OF the imperial
nag by Alsauan recruits, and the imprisonment OF
French sympathizerS have caused a strong feeling.
The Paris correspondent OF the Standard tele-
graphs this morning that the fear in wel-informed
quarters there is that Bismarck, having made sure
that Russia cannot move for the present. thinks II
better for Germany TO fight now than later. At
tenttOn Is drawn TO this condition OF affairs the
fact that the Dev0npOrt dock-yard authorities
have received orders that three OF the six fastest
and most powerful torpedo cruisers building for
the government are 10 he got ready for sea with
despatch, without waiting for the final TRIALS OF
their machinery. 1t is freely stated In Deyonport
that this order has been given in consequence OF
the unsatisfactory and uncertain aspect Of foreign
affairs
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Anti.Prohibitl0m Voters said % Have
Been C0l0nized by the Hundred.
MILWAUKEE, April "A special from Marquette,
Mich, says: There u great excitement all over
the Northern Michigan Peninsula over alleged
frauds in the recent election which places doubt
the tate OF the prohfbltory amendment. The Iron
wood authorities are reported TO have sought legal
advice, 1t being charged that voters by the hun
dred were imported from Wisconsin 70 vote against
the amendment. The frauds are all alleged 70
have occurred In 0ogebic County. That the most
Wholesale maud was carried on thore seems APP
parent. Tho revised returns cut down the vote
agaank the amendment 70 4450, allowing Beeee-
mer nearly 1,000. II DoeDemer County u thrown
0ut-and there - no doubt Of the c0ntest-the
state hAeceEta1nly earned The amendmenk
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INTEREST ON LIEN CERTuEIC aTEcs,
Matters Involved i'm the Question Re-
ferre0 to the DISTRICTS Attorney.

The question referred TO the attorney for the
District by the District Commissioners as stated In
THE STAR, whether assessments made for special
improvements On property, shall bear interest from
the date OF assessment from the date OF the &C
tual issue OF the lien certificates is one attracting
considerable attention. The assessments made by
the Roard OF Public Works contained so many
clerical and other errors that the Commfs-
stoners about 1876 found 1t necessary to
revise them. Pending this revision the
Commissioners stopped the issue OF lien cert1f-
Gates because 1t was then impracticable to know
the exact amount justly chargeable against the
property holders, and did not resume their issue
until after the revision. The holders OF these lien
certificates claim interest from the date OF assess
that interest should oniy carry nom the date Of
the issue OF the lien certificates. This is Ques-
ton OF much importance to the holders OF the 8
lien certificates and the interest thereon are
pledged for their redemption. II it is held that
terest cannot be charged until the issue Of the
liens the fund for the redemption OF the green
backs will lose to the extent OF the
interest between the date OF the assessment and
the date of the issue of said Hens. and the credit
OF the greenbacks will be cOrrespOndingly i'm
There is another interesting question which is
for the redemption Of these greenbacks would be
80 tn1ur1ously affected by decision that the in
terest should be chargeable only from the date OF
therein would not be improbable should such q
deficiency occur, there seems to be no other
way to provide for the redemption OF
these greenbacks than by direct appropriation
from the general fund OF the District. IL is not
Likely that the District authorities would assent
to this as they are merely trustees in the natter
and. as che greenback holders took them with full
knowledge OF the character OF the security they
Afforded, it has been held that under the doctrine
OF caUedt enaptor they would be without legal
grounds for action against the District. The
opinion OF the district attorney On these questions
is looked for Therefore by the parties interested
with considerable interest.
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Treasury Department Changes.

Treasury Departnlent Changes.
The fOlOwing-named persons have received ap-
pofntments under c1v-serv1ces rules in the Treas
ury office: Daniel Hurley, OF New York to class
in the Office OF the Third Auditor; Miss Mary NJ.
Reagan, OF Pennsylvania, to the $500 class In the
Office Of the Second Controller; and Patrick ".
Dolan, of West Virginia, to the $500 class In the
Office Of the First Controller.
Henry N. GaSSaway, OF New York has been pro-
NOTED from class TO class 9 in the Office OF the
Sixth Auditor.
The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed w.
Garrett, of Indiana, to be special agent at the
Seal Islands,
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The Water.WOrks Extension.

hhFUhT On TIE Fiso0hESs UF THE "Uhk.
Major Lydecker, in his report TO the Chief OF En-
gineer, or the operations for increasing the water
supply during March. states that work is now con-
fined 10 the tunnel and reservoir the dam at Great
Falls having been completed, and the new mains
laid up TO the site OF the reservoir leaving but
short section to be placed in order 10 make con-
nection with the gate-houSe when IL Is built Tha
work OF eXcayating the tunnel and placing
masonry lining was continued The total length
)f tunnel excavated at the close OF the month Mas
1906 feet, and the length yet 10 be excayated 10
7Y5 feet.
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THE NEXT CONFERENCE 10 BE HELD IN BALTIMORE
CHANGES IN THE CLASSES.
The third days session OF the Maryland Confer.
ence, n. r. Church, at Easton, Nd, was held yes.
terlay and ir was directed to hold the next an
nuAl conference In the Broadway church, Baatt-
more Letters were read from Rev. r. w. Berry.
man and Rev. VIM. G. Holmes desiring to con-
ttnue their present relations. The former was
granted, the latter referred TO the committee on
superannuated claims. The report OF the COM
mfttee on Sabbath observance was read and
adopted. B. r. Truitt and Riley g. Williamson
were admitted into the ttinerancy. Frank g.
Cain, AlonEo Green, Aloysius Green and Clayton
McAllster 70 the board OF ministerial education.
E II. vannyke TO the tttnerancy. Charles II. Day
r. Dyott ana N. Z. McGinness, OF the llrst years
class and ]. r. wooden were passed 70 the second
year 8 C. Ohum. n. L Elderdice, C. r. Blades, B.
W. Kindley and B. F. JeStor were passed from tho
second years class to the third years clasR Jesse
w. Norris was passed; jas. W. Dougherty was
continued In the second years class and H @.
Cowan IN the third years class.
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EDITOR SroRRYG WnI.-The litigation In the
Cnicago yesterday on petition OF Mrs Storey
tnAS % tne VIII OF 1S71 be admitted to probate This
WI oeVsee property valued at 8, ,6O0,0 600 to the
OF tne 1tnses testified that Mr. storey was not In
capacnated from making VIII at the time this
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RESOLUTIONS TO KSLIsr THE GRANGER INFLUENCE
Aspectal to the Philadelphia Press from Harris
burg, April 8, says: The Labor Legislative Convep-
ton has suddenly assumed an unexpected import
ance from political point OF view. Ar. Powderiys
significant declaration yesterday that the farmer
is as much work1ngman as the miner Is followed
to-day by a resolution designed 20 enroll the
whole granger influence under the banner OF tbs
Knights OF Labor. Mt. Powderly ana the knot a
men who surround him have evidently recognised
that the agricultural element OF the population is
q very important well as the steadiest political
factor In the State. Mr. POwderly LEFT HarrfSoulg
very early this morning, but he LETT behind him
thorouQhiy instructed Geutenants and resolutions
which the convention adopted to-day: THAT thus
convention recognizes the vast agricultural inter-
ests OF our state snd pledges ttsen 70 support any
lust measure In their behalf, &C"
This Is the comment that one OF the principal
oficers OF the Knights OF Labor made to-day upon
this resolution: 1--WE mean that every association
or farmers, every granger lodge, every farmers
club ought TO become an assembly OF the Knights
OF Labor so Ear, this Is the most important out
come OF general Interest OF the conventions pro.
ceodings. The legislature has gone home and the
Knights are celebrating without the presence oe
the statesmen.
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The annual banquet OF the Union veteran Am.
clAtton OF Maryland was held In Baltimore isss
night Among the invited guests Was max
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Will See Him Further.

JUDGE LAUGHIIN MAY CHALLENGE CONGRESSMAN
GLOVER TO A DUEL.
Representative John NJ. Glover and Judge Henry
d. Laughlin, one or the most prominent attorneys
In st. Louis, were the central figures In Q little
sensation In st. Louis yesterday that threatens
serious consequences. r. ID. Lancaster, surveyor
OF the port is suing Glover for sloo coo for alleged
libel. Glover is taking depositions 70 show Lam
casters character. The taking OF dispositions has
been progressing several days, and exciting per-
sonal episodes have enuvened the proceedings.
Judge Laughlin is or the counsel for Lan-
caster. Glover objected 10 Laughlins way
OF handling a Witness and Laughiin resented
the conduct and words or the Congressman Hos
words ensued, and both men sprang TO their feet.
The referee before whom the case Is proceeding
got between them and prevented q fight At the
close OF the days session Glover said he had used
harsh language, and was willing to withdraw ths
epithets he had applied TO Laughlin II the latter
would do the same. 81 am willing TO 60 half way"
he said.
'T1l have no hallway business" said Laugh
lin. You are the aggressor, and must apologize
fully"
@in see you further" said Glover
"fou viii see me further" said Laughlin, 'and
hear from me-"
1t is thought by those who know both men that
Laughlin, who is known TO be a man OF nerve and
an expert with the pistol, will compel Glover u
make fuu apology or meet him In mortal combat
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REsIGNED.-Miss Mary NJ. Reagan has resigned q
clerkship in the Office Of the chief signal officer.

ARMY ORDERs.-Col. D. L. Magruder, surgeon,
mas been ordered from Philadelphia to Lancaster,
Pa, on public business Second Lieut.. JnO. NJ
Carson, 9th cavalry, has been transferred from
troop TO troop Of that regiment at his own
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Chaa +. Pitt, the oldest importer Of chemicals
In Baltimore died yesterday, aged - yeaf2
Tho expefiment Of running locomotive with
RaS manufactured upon the tender was t1ed at
Headvile, Pa, Thursday and pronounced . sue
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Senator AldxicA Nos saying . Worl.
From the New York Tribune. to-day.
senator Aldrich, OF Rhode island, wasin tAs CITY
yesterday, and went to Washington on the after.
noon train. He seemed anxious TO AVOID rep0rten.
and his precautions were 90 wei taken that the
most watchful Of them only caught q Riiupae of
his brown Derby hat and gray ovefCoat a h0
jumped into coupe 70 be driven 20 the Pennsyi.
vanfa station.
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The President has appointed Gen. Cecil Clay q
trustee Of the Reform School OF the District VI Co
lunbia, vice Ii. A. Willard, resigned
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Washington News and Gossip.
GovERNMENr RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
hue, 1886, ,641; customs, $35l348


The PRESIDENT has appointed q. Lai lin to be
interpreter OF the United States consulate at Am
boy. China. and has commissioned James G. Green
q commander in the Navy.
CLERK TO THE COMMERCE CoMM1ss1oN-The Inter
state Commerce Commission has appointed E. L.
Plgh, OF Alabama, to clerkship under that COM
mission. Mr.. Pugh is son of Senator Pugh.
ms Is the nrSt appointment made by the commits
sion.
TREASURY YAPPorNTMENTs.-The secretary OF the
treasury has appointed the following storekeep-
ers and gaugers: Geo. c. Webb, at Pine Grove KY;
Jas: Jas; NJ. brown, In Delta County, Tex; jacob $.
Sides, at Salem, n. Z.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TO-DAY were
Attorney General Garland, Senators Morrill, and
Plumb, and Representatives Heard. ButterwOrth,
cram cram and Springer, and Hon. Milton Hay, OF
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TIE HORSES WHICH HAVE wrNTKRED THERE m GOOD
Full SEASON.
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THE SUBURBAN QUESTION.
senator Plumb Suggests a Way OF Pro
Vtding for Improvements.

he PROPOSES AN INCREASE IN TAXATION FOR FEW
YEARs-THE IMPROVEMENT OF NEwLY-oPRNKr
sTREETs-THE POLICY OF THE SENATE AND OF THz
HousE-sohE REMARKS ABOUT CITIZENS COMMIT
TEES.
during the closing days OF the last session OF
congress, when the District appropriation bill
was In controversy between the senate and House
cOnIerees. Senator Plumb, chairman Of the Senate
coalerees and OF the sub-District appropriations
committee, In conversation with STAR reporter,
outnned plan OF raising money for street i'm
proVenents In the District. As chairman Of the
suo-appropr1ations committee for some years
Senator Plumb has been careful student OF local
aHalrs ana especially OF the financial interests OF
the DlSCrlct. He Is Of a decidedly practical turn
OF mlnd and as year after year he has been listen
Ing 70 arguments pro and con, with regard to
street improvements, and has been examining into
the SUBJECT for his own satisfaction upon his re-
Curn 10 the city recently THE STAR reporter
called ON the Senator and asked permission to pub
lsn MS views on that question OF paramount local
interest.
SUGGESTION AND NOT A PLAN.
II can scarcely call it a plan, remarked Senator
Plumb. "as have not offeredit to anybody as q
soiutlon OF The street-tmprovement question, nor
am 1 welded to 1t. What said to you in the con.
verSat1on referred to merely embraced ideas that
mad presented themselves to my mind in cOnnec-
ton with the subject. 1t Is more OF q suggestion
cit is significant fact that the annual opening
and extension of streets for public use is in much
larger proportion than the improvement OF thor
oughfares; three or four times as large That Is
to say, that each succeeding year more streets are
opened and dedicated to public use than are
improved. Now, II that proportion is kept up
much longer, Washington, instead OF having the
best streets OF any city in the country, will have
the worst; or 1t Will have SO many streets actually
bad that it will get the name Of having wretched
streets. 1t is not the fault Of the District Commits
Si0nerS that this state OF aairS exists AS matters
stand, the House OF Representatives is not willing
that even the money levied and collected from the
people here shall be expended for their benefit
Those OF the House who have to do with
the subject insist that only a certain per
centage OF the money raised by taxation
annually shall be expended for the public benefit
The streets opened annually cut no figure with
them at all. They insist that surplus shall re.
main over each year. This year that surplus Will
amount to $780, 600 Now the Senate Is willing
that all the money raised by laxatiOn-aI the Dis
trict revenues-sha0 be annually expended II
keeping pace with
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SIXTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH COZ
- ner Of and 9th Sta s.w-Preaching By Rev.
SCOTT HrRsHEY, Of Mtddletown, Ohio st IL o'clock
IN and 80 o'clock pm. Sunday, 9th instant. Seats
UeA ap6-2t
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

49, byterian), Connecticut avenue, and 18th
sts nw-Services at II and z 80 pm Preaching
by the pastor, REV TEUNIs s. HAMLIN, u. ID. The
morning service will be appropriate to Easter and in
the evening there will be Question box sermon
! "hool at $50 am. Young peoples meeting at
Cd
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R WESLEY CHAPEL. CORNER OF 5TH
rsscT.. and sts n: w.. JAMES = WEIGHT. pastor;
$3.50 Am. preaching by the pastor. IL .. and 80
pm; children's meeting $3.50 p: m; young peoples
SCHOOL union, Monday, 73O pm. prayer meeting
Thursday, 2 80 pm. 1T
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COOPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION.

ASSETS, MARCH Is, 1887. S745.I44IS.
Monthly payments, ~. % Per Share.
$1,000 Advanced on Zach Share
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- United States. chapel cor 18th and 0 SITS n
"erVces SPl ropr7ate 10 the Easter festival Sunday
ShooI at 9:3U "a. H. Easter lesson and address nv
rev; Soas19N forlsr of Norrstown. Pa Holy
by Rey. JOHNSON. Preaching by the pastor Rev c.
spNIAG Appropriate anthems and altar selections
oy the choir. conducted by t. F. Keller Esq Evening
service at :3e preaching by the pastor Young peo-